Oil seal



R. J. GsTs OIL SEAL Filed Npv. s; 192e Patented Sept. 5, 1933 PATENT ofFElcE OIL SEAL

Remi J. om, chicago. m.

Application November 8, 1929. Serial No. 405,781

8 Claims.

This invention relates to oil seals which are applied to shafts for preventing the leakage of oil from the housings through which the shafts project. v

y The main objects of this invention are to provide an oil seal having an improved form of exible washer; to provide an improved form of casing for housing the Washer; to provide improved means for clamping the Washer to said casing so as to prevent the passage of oil through said casing around the outer rim of said washer; to provide improved means for contracting the inner rim of said washer to maintain it in eiective and uniformly distributed contact with the shaft; and to provide improved pressure means for urging said contracting means into effective engagement with ,said Washer. V

illustrative embodiments of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawing, where- Figure l is a central section of an improved oil seal applied to a shaft which is shown in dotted outline. y

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of. the two separate parts of the drum or casing.

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views of the contracting ring, clamping ring and Washer, respectively. z

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan, on a reduced scale, of the casing part shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional details illustrating modined forms of seals adapted to prevent the passage of oil in both directions along the shaft.

Seals embodying this invention may be either the single type or the double type. The single type is employed Where it is necessary to prevent the liquid from owing aiong the shaft inonly one direction and the double type is employed where it. is necessary to prevent liquid from flow'- ing in both directions.

In the forms shown, the improved seal cornprises a casing or drum to which is clamped a ilexible Washer having a rim adapted to be contracted for e'ective contact withr a. shaft. by means of an improved washer contracting ring. A shaft 1 is illustrated in dotted outline.

The single type of seal illustrated in Figs.

secured together by rolling the rim of the part 6 over the part 7, as illustrated, or in any other suitable manner. Formed on the part 6 is an annular substantially fiat bearing surface 8 to which the washer 3 is clamped.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the im-1 proved Washer 3 has an annular flange 9 bearing against the surface 8 and an inner rim 10 arranged to embrace the shaft l. The rim 10 is substantially conoidal and also tapers to a sharp shaft engaging edge l1.

The clamping ring a bears against the washer flange 9 and compresses the latter, as shown in Fig. l, so as to prevent the passage or oil through the drum around the outer rim of the ange 9. Formed on the clamping ring 4, is a pluralityof shoulders 12 extending through recesses 13 in the ange 9 for engagement with the bearing tace s of the drum, so as to avoid any tilting of the stamping ring which might render it inedective.

In order to secure the clamping ring i against rotation relative to the drum, it is provided with a radially disposed lug la engaging a recess 15 in thecasing part 6. "The clamping ring is secured in its eective positionl by the inner wall voi the drum part 7, as illustratedv in'rlig. l.

In order to maintain the Washer in close contact with the shaft, its inner rim is contracted by the improved ring 5, which is provided with a truste-conical bearing part i6 adapted to bear against the rim 'io of the Washer. The contracting ring 5 is movable axially and is urged into effective engagement with the washer by a plurality of springs 17 secured to the drum part 7. The springs 17 are under tension so that the ring 5 will continue to contract the Washer rim l0 as the latter is Worn away by the shaft.

The double type of seal shown in Fig. 8 comprises a pair of oppositely disposed abutting washers la, adapted vto be contracted by con tracting rings i9, which are urged inwardly by springs 2@ secured to inverted cup shaped drum parts or rings 2l.

These elements 18, i9, 20 and 2l are similar in 'construction to the corresponding parts illustrated in Figs. 2, 4 and 6.

The washer clamps shown in Fig. 8 comprise a pair of metal rings 22 and 23, which are held in clamping position by annular internal shoulders formed by the rim margins of the inverted cup shaped drum parts or rings 21. Formed on the ring Z2, are shoulders 24 extending through the washers for contact with the ring 23. The outer drum part of the construction shown in 

